Stuart Lancaster has announced eight changes to his team in an attempt to turn back the All Black tide, Owen Slot reports from Christchurch

With his last throw of the dice, Stuart Lancaster announced eight changes
yesterday to the England starting XV for the final international against the
All Blacks in Hamilton on Saturday.

He has jettisoned the experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the wing and
returns to the centre combination that he tried in Auckland and changed the
week after.

The eight changes made follow seven last week. These do not remotely reflect a
head coach who had been hoping for some continuity in his team, but
Lancaster has had to respond to injury and loss of form by replacing half
the